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Jersey Number 20
Allan Houston
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Ballard High School
Bio
Tennessee's all-time leading scorer, Houston was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 11th overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. He played 12 seasons in the NBA and was named an All-Star with the New York Knicks in 2000 and 2001. Houston also was a member of the United States National Team that won gold at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He is one of only four Tennessee basketball players to have his jersey retired, as his No. 20 rose to the rafters on March 6, 2011. Additional Post-Tennessee Honors: Named NBA Player of the Week on Feb. 16, 2003 ... Was the NBA's statistical champion for free-throw percentage with a mark of .919 in 2002-03 ... Named to ESPN's Silver Anniversary All-SEC Team in 2004 ... Named an SEC Legend in 2007 ... Selected to the UT Basketball All-Century Team in 2009 ... Inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.
CAREER HIGHS
- Points: 43 // vs. LSU, 2/10/1990
- Rebounds: 12 // vs. South Carolina, 2/29/1992
- Assists: 11 // vs. LSU, 2/10/1990
- Field Goals: 15 // at LSU, 1/8/1990
- 3-Pointers: 8 // vs. Fordham, 12/29/1989
- Free Throws: 15 // vs. Kentucky, 1/21/1992
HONORS
- 1993 Playboy New All-American
- 1993 Sporting News All-American (Second Team)
- 1993 Associated Press All-American (Third Team)
- 1993 NABC All-American (Third Team)
- 1993 All-SEC (First Team | AP and Coaches)
- SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 15, 1993)
- SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 1992)
- 1992 Playboy New All-American
- 1992 Sporting News All-American (Second Team)
- 1992 NABC All-American (Third Team)
- 1992 All-SEC (First Team | AP and Coaches)
- 1991 SEC Tournament MVP
- 1991 SEC All-Tournament Team
- 1991 All-SEC (First Team | AP, UPI and Coaches)
- SEC Player of the Week (Jan. 27, 1991)
- 1990 All-SEC (First Team | AP, UPI and Coaches)
- 1990 SEC All-Freshman Team
- SEC Rookie of the Week (Feb. 25, 1990)
- SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 1990)
- SEC Rookie of the Week (Jan. 7, 1990)
1992-93 - SENIOR
- Graduated from UT in 1993 with a degree in African-American studies.
- Finished his career as Tennessee's all-time leading scorer, with 2,801 points (that remains the school record).
- Among all-time SEC players, only LSU's Pete Maravich (3,667) has scored more career points than Houston.
- At the conclusion of his Tennessee career, he also ranked 13th on the NCAA's Division I career scoring list and was the SEC's all-time leader in career 3-pointers made (346), which then ranked sixth in Divison I history.
- Left Tennessee as the program's all-time leader in field goals made, field goal attempts, free throws made, 3-pointers made, 3-point attempts and 3-point percentage.
- Remains the only Vol ever to record at least 2,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists in his career.
- Never missed a game in his career, starting all 128 games during his four-year career and averaging 36.0 minutes played.
- Scored in double figures in 120 of 128 career games, including at least 20 points in 84 games and 30 or more in 24 contests.
- Captured the 1992-93 SEC scoring title by averaging 22.3 points per game (669 points in 30 games).
- Joined Ernie Grunfeld as Tennessee's only four-time, first-team All-SEC honorees.
- Started all 30 games and shot a career-best .878 from the free-throw line (165-188).
1991-92 - JUNIOR
- Was only the fourth player in SEC history to reach the 2,000-point mark before the end of his third season.
- One of only eight college players chosen for the USA Basketball Development Team, which trained against the 1992 U.S. Olympic "Dream Team."
- Started all 34 games and averaged 21.1 points and a career-high 5.3 rebounds per game.
- Shot .418 from beyond the 3-point arc (82-196).
- Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds against South Carolina (2/29/1992).
1990-91 - SOPHOMORE
- Set UT's single-season scoring record with 806 points.
- Started all 34 games for the Vols and averaged a career-best 23.7 points per game.
- Also set career-highs for assists (131) and steals (37) in a season.
- Shot .482 from the field (265-550) and .429 from 3-point range (99-231).
- In the summer of 1990, he played on USA Basketball's U18 Team, which went 7-0 and won gold at FIBA's inaugural junior World Championship qualifying tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay.
1989-90 - FRESHMAN
- Exploded for a career-high 43 points and a career-high 11 assists during a 119-113 loss to an LSU team featuring Shaquille O'Neal (2/10/1990).
- Drained eight 3-pointers--which proved to be his career-high--in Tennessee's win over Fordham (12/29/1989).
- Earned a starting assignment in all 30 games during his debut season and averaged 120.3 points 2.9 rebounds and a career-best 4.2 assists per game.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Graduated from Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1989.
- Was named a McDonald's All-American as a senior in 1988-89 and also earned Kentucky's "Mr. Basketball" title.
- Helped lead the Bruins to a state championship as a junior in 1987-88; Houston's Ballard team overcame a 51-point effort from Clay County's Richie Farmer in the title game at a sold-out Freedom Hall.
PERSONAL
- Full name is Allan Wade Houston
- Born April 20, 1971, in Louisville, Ky.
- Son of Wade and Alice Houston
- Academic major: African-American Studies (graduated in 1993)
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